Healthy Eating on a Budget

Healthy Eating on a Budget

 We’re on the home stretch of our 9-week beta SOBER LIVING ENRICHMENT PROGRAM with the Davis Houses.In tonight’s group, we discussed methods for eating nutritious, calorie- and salt- smart, tasty foods. We dispelled the myth that you can’t eat well...

Stress Management – June 25, 2016

It is amazing how many warning signs of stress look exactly like warning signs in the process of relapse! In fact, we know that many of these are identical – and that stress is a huge trigger in relapse. Well, it’s not actually the stress, is it?...
Real Life Motivation – June 22, 2016

Real Life Motivation – June 22, 2016

The Davis House women sent me some unsolicited pictures representing them practicing the principles they are learning in our Sober Living Enrichment program. I was told that historically, these team dinners have not been particularly healthy. In fact, frequently quite...
Real Life Motivation – June 22, 2016

Developing Intrinsic Motivation

Last night we worked on identifying early warning relapse signs. We recognized that impulsive behaviors and neglecting to work on delaying gratification undermine our resilience to relapse. Dopamine is a brain chemical (neurotransmitter) messenger that is responsible...